Suggestions on Method Books for Electric Bass

shaktipat · #1 11-08-2007, 01:43 AM

What are some good method books for electric bass that deal with scale and arpeggio studies?

Thanks

Otso · #2 11-08-2007, 05:48 AM

Ray Brown's Bass Method is almost all about scales and chords (well it's for doublebass but that doesn't matter at all because it all also applies to electric bass, except for some fingerings).

CallieBum73 · #3 11-08-2007, 06:00 AM

Electric Bass Playing for Dummies.....hee hee, they really have that one too....

dulouz · #4 11-08-2007, 09:20 AM

Go to www.bassbooks.com They have tons of stuff, and if you are looking for something specific you can email them for assistance.

SteveC · #5 11-08-2007, 10:18 AM

The Hal Leonard series edited by Ed Friedland. Spiral bound, 3 book set with play-along CD's. Excellent book. I use it with all my beginners.

Actually, any of Ed's books are excellent.

bottomzone · #6 11-08-2007, 10:33 AM

Bass Guitar for Dummies by Patrick Pfeiffer
Bunny Brunel's Xtreme Bass
Complete Electric Bass DVD by John Patitucci
Grooving For Heaven DVD Series by Norm Stockton

A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!

Fender32 · #7 11-09-2007, 08:42 PM

Well, I haven't finished it yet, so I can't make too many claims

. Still, I will say that this book ..

.. is making more sense to me than the Ed Friedland (vol 1-3) books mentioned earlier on

. They were accurate and easy to follow, but ultimately didn't really tell me much about "how to write my own lines" (which is kind of what I was hoping to learn

).

The Gary Willis book puts scale usage into a very "useable" context (IMHO) and there's a good element of "adding your own input" to some of the excercises.

I's cheap enough - gotta be worth a look! Just my opinion

.

bottomzone · #8 11-10-2007, 05:07 PM

I forgot to mention Gary Willis' book. Good Call!!!

A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!